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Garrett Brownat the company’s office and assembly warehouse in West Chester, Pa.
Health

Meet ‘the Zeen’: Philly inventor behind the Steadicam creates wheelchair-walker hybrid

Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.

2 years ago

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A Mapuche Indigenous family uses special glasses to try and observe a total solar eclipse in Carahue, La Araucania, Chile, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The total eclipse was barely visible from Carahue because of an overcast sky. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Science

Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now

Viewers located in a strip of the mainland U.S. stretching from Texas to Maine will be able to see the moon pass directly in front of the afternoon sun.

2 years ago

Solar Eclipse captured above KY
Science

Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps U.S.

Just one year from now, a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America. The eclipse will slice a diagonal line across 13 states in the U.S., from Texas through Maine.

2 years ago

Pictured: An Adélie penguin nearby Palmer Station, a research facility in Antarctica. Scientists there are studying how climate change is affecting local penguin populations — and why, exactly, Adélies are declining, while Gentoo penguins are thriving. (Matthew Breece/University of Delaware)
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Taking the Temperature of Climate Science

We hear about the big picture of climate change almost every day — the threats it poses, the effects on our world and lives, the fight ...

Air Date: April 7, 2023

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The science party of Expedition 397 arrives at the JOIDES Resolution in Lisbon, Portugal. (Courtesy of Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO)
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Science

Drilling for Earth’s climate secrets buried under the sea

A team of scientists on the JOIDES Resolution drill for sediment cores off the coast of Portugal — an area rich with information about earth's history.

2 years ago

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Organ donation paperwork.
Health

April is National ‘Donate Life Month.’ Here’s what it means

About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.

2 years ago

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Long lines for COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Delaware spilled onto the highway on Saturday. (Delaware Department of Health and Social Services)
Health

Delaware’s COVID-19 public health emergency to end May 11

The state’s emergency order was first put in place March 23, 2020, as cases of COVID-19 started to spread throughout the state.

2 years ago

A train derailed in Paulsboro, N.J., at the Jefferson Street Bridge on Nov. 30, 2012
Health

A decade after Paulsboro, N.J. train derailment, questions linger over rail safety and public health

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J.

2 years ago

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Image of a Snailfish
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Check out the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera

Scientists working off the coast of Japan say they've managed to capture images of the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera.

2 years ago

Wind turbines at sunset
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NOAA: N.J. wind farm may ‘adversely affect,’ not kill whales

The report comes as opposition to offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast is growing.

2 years ago

Fishing boat in the ocean
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Report by feds, anglers cites offshore wind impacts on fish

A joint study by two federal scientific agencies and the commercial fishing industry documents numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects have on fish and marine life.

2 years ago

A medical professional gives someone a COVID-19 vaccine.
NPR
Health

FDA will let some adults get a second boost of the bivalent COVID-19 shot

The decision to authorize a second booster is expected to be officially announced within the next two weeks.

2 years ago

This combination of photos shows, from left, astronauts Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman.
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Science

These are the 4 astronauts who’ll take a trip around the moon next year

The group will fly as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.

2 years ago

Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services in Harrisburg. (Google maps)
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Pa. faces a shortage of benefits workers as health coverage for thousands is on the line

Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.

2 years ago

Martin Cooper, engineer and inventor, made the first cell phone call on April 3, 1973. (Courtesy of Martin Cooper)
The Pulse
Science

‘Father of cell phone’ reflects on making first call and history 50 years ago

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call, Martin Cooper, 94, talks about how his invention changed our lives.

2 years ago

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